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The Playback Menu
  Slide Show
Selecting  Slide show  displays the following options.  Rotate the rotary multi selec-
t or to highlight and press the 
 button to select.
O ption Description
Fr ame intvl Choose length of time each slide will be displayed.
L oop If
 this option is checked, slide show will repeat until 
 
button is pressed.
Start Start slide show.
While the slide show is in progress, rotate the rotary multi selector clockwise to skip 
ahead, counter-clockwise to rewind.  To pause the slide show, press the 
 button.
When the slide show ends or is paused, the menu shown at 
r ight will be displayed.  Highlight  Restart and press the 
 
button to restart the show, or select  End to end the show and 
r eturn to the playback menu.PauseP au sePause
ConfirmC o n fi rmConfirmEnd
RestartR esta rtRestart
 Slide Shows
Mo vies (
 38) appear as still images showing the movie’s fi rst frame.  The camera will turn off   
automatically (  88) if no operations are performed for 30 minutes during the show, even if 
L oop
 is selected.
 Delete
Choose  Erase all images  to  delete all pictures,  Erase selected image(s)  to  select 
pictures for deletion (
 80).  Pictures marked with a  icon will not be deleted.
  Prot ect
Pr otect selected pictures from accidental deletion.  Protected pictures are marked 
with a 
  icon ( 6–7) and can not be deleted using the  button or   Delete.  
Note, however, that formatting  will delete protected fi les (
 89).
 Transfer Marking
Ma rk existing pictures for transfer to a computer (
 55).
Option Description
A ll on Mark all images for transfer.
All off   Remove transfer marking from all images.
Select image(s) Mark selected pictures for transfer ( 80).
Pictures selected for transfer are identifi ed by a  icon ( 6–7).
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The Playback Menu
  Small Pic.
Create a small copy of the current picture.  Highlight a size and press 
.
O ption Description
640 × 480 Suited to television playback.
320 × 240Suited to display on web pages.
160 × 120Suitable for e-mail.
A confi rmation dialog will be displayed.  Highlight 
Ye s and 
press the 
 button to create a copy at the chosen size.
Small copies are stored as JPEG fi les with a compression ratio 
of 1 :16 (see page 103 for more information).  During playback, 
copies are indicated by a gray border; a 
, , or   icon is 
displayed when they are viewed full-frame (
 6–7).
  Copy
Co py pictures between internal memory and a memory card.  This option is only 
a vailable when a memory card is inserted.
O ption Description
Co py pictures from internal memory to memory card.
Copy pictures from memory card to internal memory.
Selecting either of the above options displays the menu shown 
at right.  Choose  Selected images  to select the pictures that 
will be copied (
 80) or  All images  to copy all pictures. 
Create small picture file?Cre a te  s m all p ic tu re  f il e ?Create small picture file?
ConfirmC o n fi rmConfirmNo
YesY esYes
A confi rmation dialog will be displayed.  Highlight  Ye s and 
press the 
 button to copy the images.
  Copy
V oice memos ( 46) will be copied with the associated picture, but voice recordings ( 39) 
will not.  See “Copying Voice Recordings” for information on copying voice recordings ( 42).  
The camera may be unable to copy pictures that were created with another make of camera 
or that have been modifi ed on a computer.  See page 103 for more information on how cop-
ies are stored.
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The Setup Menu
Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
To  display the setup menu, select  SET UP or  from the shooting ( 74), playback 
(
  80), scene ( 26), movie ( 36), one-touch portrait ( 25), or voice recording 
menus (
  40).  See page 17 for more on using the menus.  Settings remain in eff  ect 
until reset (
 89).
O ption Description
Menus Choose how menus are displayed. 83
Quick startupEnable or disable welcome screen and start-up sound. 83
Welcome screen Select screen displayed when camera is turned on. 84
Date Set clock and choose home and destination time zones. 84
Monitor settingsAdjust monitor brightness and choose display style. 86
Date imprint Imprint date or birthday counter on pictures. 87
AF assist Enable or disable AF assist illumination. 88
Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings. 88
Blur warning Turn blur warning on or off  .88
Auto  off  Choose when monitor will turn off   to  save power. 88
Format memory / 
F ormat card Fo
rmat internal memory or memory card. 89
Language Choose language for camera menus and messages. 89
InterfaceAdjust settings for connection to television or computer. 89
Reset all Restore camera settings to default values. 89
Firmware version Display camera fi rmware version. 89
 Menus
Choose how menus are displayed.
  Default Settings
See the Appendix for information on setup menu defaults (
 101).
  Quick Startup
Choose  On to  disable the welcome screen (
 84) and start-up sound.  The camera 
will be ready for shooting as soon as it is turned on.
Te x t Icon
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The Setup Menu
 T he Clock Battery
The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is connected, 
and can provide several days of backup power after about 10 hours of charging.
  Welcome Screen
Choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on.  This option 
is only available when  Off  is selected for  Quick Startup .
Option Description
Nikon COOLPIX logo displayed at start-up.
A nimation Animation displayed at start-up.
S elect an 
image Select picture from internal memory or memory card.  Copy of selected image 
is created for use in welcome screen and remains when original is deleted or 
memory card is removed.
 
Date
Set the camera clock and choose home and travel destination time zones.
O ption Description
Date Set camera clock to current date and time (see below).
T ime zone Choose home (
) or travel destination () time zone ( 
100); turn daylight 
saving time on or off  .
Selecting Date displays the menu shown in Step 1.  Follow the steps below to set 
the camera clock to the current date and time.
2
S elect  Month.  Repeat steps 1–2 to edit 
M onth,  Year, hour, and minute.
1
Edit  Day  (order of  Day,  Month,
and  Year may diff  er).
4
Choose date display order.  Press  to 
r eturn to setup menu.
3
S elect  D M Y .
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The Setup Menu
Selecting  Time zone  from the  Date menu displays the dialog shown in Step 1.  Fol-
low the steps below to set the clock to the time in a new time zone.
2
S et clock to time in travel time zone.
1
H ighlight . 
4
Highlight travel destination time zone.
3
Display map of world time zones. 
5Set clock to time in new time zone.   is dis-
played when camera is in shooting mode.  
To  r eset clock to home time zone, select 
 
in time zone menu (Step 1).  To turn daylight 
saving time in selected zone on or off  , high-
light  DaylightSaving  and press 
.  Clock 
will automatically be advanced one hour.  
Pr ess 
 button to exit to shooting or play-
back.
To  change the home time zone, select  in Step 1 and follow Steps 2–5.
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The Setup Menu
  Monitor Settings
The following options are available:
O ption Description
Photo info Choose information displayed in monitor.
Brightness Choose from fi ve settings for monitor brightness (default is 4).
Photo Info
The following display options are available:
Option Description D
isplay
S hooting mode Playback mode
Show info I
ndicators are displayed in 
monitor (
 6–7).
Auto  info Indicators are displayed for 5 s.
Hide info I
ndicators are not displayed in 
monitor.
Fr aming grid I
ndicators are displayed in 
monitor.  In   mode, framing 
gr id is displayed to help frame 
pictures; other indicators are 
displayed for 5 
s.
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The Setup Menu
  Date Imprint
I mprint date information on pictures as they are taken.
O ption Description
Off   Time and date do not appear on pictures.
Date Date or date and time are imprinted on pictures taken while this op-
tion is in eff ect.
Date and time
Date counter Time stamp shows number of days between date of shooting and se-
lected date (see below).
At settings other than 
Off , the option selected is indicated by an icon in the moni-
t or during shooting (
 6–7).
 Date Counter
Pi ctures taken while this option is in eff  ect are imprinted with 
the number of days remaining until or the number of days 
elapsed since a specifi ed date.  Use it to track the growth of a 
child or count down the days until a birthday or wedding.
Stored  dates Up to three dates can be stored.  To 
set, highlight, press rotary multi se-
lector to right, and enter date ( 
84).  To select, highlight and press 
 button.
Display 
options H
ighlight  Number of days , Years and days , or Yrs, 
mnths, days  and press  button.
Sample date counter time stamps are shown below.
 Date Imprint
The date is recorded in the order selected in the DATE menu (
  84).  Date imprint can not 
be used to print date information on existing pictures.  See page 57 for a comparison of date 
imprint and  Print set  > Date .
Data imprinted at an  Image mode setting of  TV screen (640)  may be diffi  cult to read.  
Choose  PC screen (1024)  or larger when using date imprint.
Press  button to 
view stored dates
Pr ess 
 button to 
view display options
F uture date (days remaining) Past date (days elapsed)
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The Setup Menu
  AF Assist
If  Auto  is selected, AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation 
when the subject is poorly lit (AF-assist illumination is unavailable in some modes; 
 26–34).  Choose  Off  to  disable AF-assist illumination (note that the camera may 
be unable to focus if lighting is poor).
  Sound Settings
A djust the following sound settings:
Option Description
Button  sound When 
On is selected, beep will sound once when operations are completed suc-
cessfully, three times when error is detected.
Shutter  sound Choose sound played when shutter is released (note that shutter sound may not 
always play; 
 97).  Choose 
Off  to disable shutter sound.
V olume Choose volume from  Loud , Normal , and Off .
  Blur Warning
Choose whether or not the blur warning is displayed (
  21).   Note that the warning 
may not always be displayed (
 97).
  Auto Off  
Choose the time before the monitor turns off    automatically to save power from 
30 seconds, 1 minute (the default setting), 5 minutes, or 30 minutes.  Regardless 
of the option chosen, the monitor will remain on for 3 minutes when menus are 
displayed, and for 30 minutes when  Loop  is selected during Pictmotion or slide 
show playback or the camera is powered by the supplied AC adapter.  While the 
monitor is off  , the power-on lamp will blink.  The camera will turn off   automatically 
if no operations are performed for another three minutes.
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The Setup Menu
  Format Memory/ Format Card
If  no memory card is inserted, this option is named  Format memory  and formats 
internal memory.  Otherwise it is named  Format card  and formats the memory 
card for use in the camera.   Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures 
and other data .  Be sure to make copies as required before formatting.  Formatting 
a memory card also deletes any Pictmotion background tracks that may be present; 
tracks can be copied to the card again when formatting is complete.
Tw o format options are available when a memory card is inserted:  Quick format 
(formats only areas of the card on which data are stored) and  Format  (formats 
entire card).   Format  is not available when batteries are low.
 Format
Do  not turn the camera off  , disconnect the AC adapter, or remove the battery or memory card 
during formatting .  Use the Format  option to format memory cards before fi rst use and refor-
mat them regularly thereafter.  Without regular formatting, performance will drop with use.
  Language
Choose a language for camera menus and messages from the following options:
  Interface
A djust settings for connection to a computer or video device.
Option Description
USB
Select USB option for connection to computer ( 56, 65) or printer ( 58, 62).
V ideo mode Choose from NTSC and PAL ( 54).
Au to transfer Choose On to mark all new pictures for transfer to computer (
 55).
  Reset all
Select  Reset  to restore camera settings to their default values (
 101).
  Firmware Version
Vi ew the current camera fi rmware version and MAC address.
Čeština Czech
D ansk Danish
Deutsch German
English English
Español Spanish
F rançais French
Indonesia IndonesianSv enska Swedish
Simplifi ed Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Kor ean
Thai
Italiano Italian
Nederlands Dutch
Norsk Norwegian
P olski Polish
Po rtuguês Portuguese
Ру сски\b Russian
S uomi Finnish
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Technical Notes
Technical Notes
Optional Accessories
At the time of writing, the following optional accessories and replacement items 
we re a vailable for this camera.  Contact your local retailer or Nikon representative 
f or details.
Rechargeable battery Rechargeable EN-EL8 Li-ion batteries
Battery charger MH-62 battery charger
AC  adapter EH-64 AC adapter
C radle MV-15 COOL-STATION
ImageLink-compatible printer adapter PV-11 Dock Insert
Wi reless printer adapter PD-10 wireless printer adapter
USB cable UC-E10 USB cable
A/V cable EG-E5000 audio/video cable
Approved Memory Cards
The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLPIX S6:
Panasonic 64 MB,  128 MB,  256 MB,  256 MB*, 512 MB, 512 MB*,   1 GB,  1 GB*
SanDisk 64 MB,  128 MB,  256 MB,  256 MB*, 512 MB, 512 MB*,   1 GB,  1 GB*
Toshiba 64 MB,  128 MB,  128 MB*, 256 MB, 256 MB*, 512 MB, 512 MB*, 1 GB
*  High speed (10 MB/s)
O ther cards have not been tested.  For more details on the above cards, please 
contact the manufacturer.
  Memory Cards
•  Use only Secure Digital (SD) memory cards.
•  Format memory cards before fi rst use (
 89).
•  Do not eject the memory card, turn the camera off  , remove the batteries, or disconnect the 
AC  adapter during formatting or while data are being written to or deleted from the card.  
F ailure to observe this precaution could result in loss of data or damage to the camera or 
ca rd.
•  Do not disassemble or modify.
•  Do not drop, bend, or expose to water or strong physical shocks.
•  Do not touch the metal terminals with your fi ngers or metal objects.
•  Do not affi   x labels or stickers to the memory card.
•  Do not leave in direct sunlight, closed vehicles, or areas exposed to high temperatures.
•  Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas.
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